The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-18
POSSIBLY FOUL PLAY.
MANS SUDDEN DEATH
Under circumstances which isnise tho sus.
picion that ho was Murdered anu Robbed.
A Gold Watch and Large Sum OF
Money Missing from His Person.

Letters have been received In this city
from Ceredo, Wayne, county, which lead
to the belief tia. Wheeling man was
murdered IN that vicinity recently.
Among the letters referred TO was the
following, which was received by Ohlef Of
Police Smith yesterday: X.
AZ &g CEREDo, WAYNE County, b
41 W. va, May II, 1887. j.
TO the Marshal Of Wheeling:
DEAR sin:--After respects, we have
black thing on handBhero. There was
man by the name Of Hop Murtle got
crowned by BONE meanH ind he was from
Wheeling, and there was q man came to
soc him from Wheeling and lay around In
the woods. Now, we want TO lind out tho
iady'a name Of the Shell house, OF Wheel.
ing, before abe was married. The man
that came TO see Murtle said Murtle waa
his brother, but pasaed hia name ioraom
thing elae. Murtle says bis sister keeps
the Shell houee, but ahe Ia married. L.,
We think he was killed by this Wheel.
ing man. 1t has lots Of black places in 1t.
Pleaap answer and will write again. Ad.
dress your letters to Cattletaburg, KY, 10
DIX. T. MuLLIdAN. r
A reporter who had aoen this letter
called al tue restaurant Of Mr.. Shell at the
upper ind Of the wharf laat night to make
some inquiries. 1t was learned that a
man named Oscar Little, a brother Of an.
other Mrs. Shell, who lives on tho hillside
in tho First ward, had been drowned 70.
Gently III tho river near Ceredo. He Ia
doubtless the man referred to ss "Hop
Mus;le," ard DR.. Mulligan has evidently
got his facts mixed almost aa badly as his
English. There ere people uamed Myrtle
living here, and msn known Gs Hop
Afyrt,e 10 said to have bsen q former reai-
don't Of North Wheeling. Oscar Little
lived with his sister hero for come time.
BY the death o! their father they inherited
quite q sum Of money, and Oscar took his
share and went down the river. lie ran q
barber chop for time, Int when laet
heard from was employed On a email
packet plying in q local trade near the
south end OF tho State. When last seen
be had on q gold watch and had about
5000 in his pocket.
The story told in the vicinity where his
death occurred Is that he got In small
john bnat and rowed out into the river,
where the boat filled and sank. lie was
heard 10 cry Tor help, but those who heard
him thought it WAS q drunken man and
paid no attention..
Little's body WAS recovered, and his
watch and money were both gone, and 1t
is said that there were marks OF violence
on his person. He WAS buried GEAR the
plsc, where he was drowned. The first
known here Of bio death YVES telegram
which came to his sister Monday announc.
ing that his body had been recovered.
Little's mother lives in the country back
OF Matamorss, Ohio. She WAS notified Of
bis death and teloersphed to have the
body sent home, but it had already been
buried.
Who the other man was referred to in
above letter can only DO conjectured. Mrs.
Shell has received several letters giving
accounts of her brothers death, and il
view Of the statements contained i'll theu
sho is firmly Of the opinion thst Oscar
was murdered and robbed, and hlB body
thrown in the river.